Tuesday, 10 May 2016

Stressed? Me? Never! - 1st Experience of Acupuncture

You are not stressed! You are not stressed! You
are calm in the face of whatever life throws at you!

Not that I am stressed. I made
that clear at my first acupuncture session last week. I thought I'd have a go
after trawling through a million blog posts on dealing with amenorrhoea. (There goes
all my male readers.) I've had blood tests in hospital too, I'm not a complete
hippy.

Me? Not at all. The only thing annoying me is the fact my body is acting
like it's in a frickin war zone when I have always eaten healthily, am reasonably
fit and take my vitamins.

Okay, occasionally I get a little
irritated. The convoluted questions in the (Spanish) driving theory test
I'm studying for are ridiculous. Why do I need to know the speed limits of a tractor anyway? Or a horse and cart? I'm not planning on moving to a farm!

And I guess I'm a little anxious about what my agent's verdict is going to be
on my new novel. What if she doesn't like it? Do I self publish or change career and move to a farm?

And I get impatient that I can't think of a new novel idea. Should I just give up now, change career and move to a farm?

And frustrated that
my Spanish accent isn't smoother and I think I spend my life sounding
inarticulate in both languages... should I give up urban living and move to a farm where the cows won't be able to tell the difference?

"Maybe I do get more annoyed than I thought..." I admitted,
during my second session.

She smiled knowingly and got to work with her needles.

Whether acupuncture is scientifically proven to work or not, I don't know. But it
feels such a luxury to spend an hour with a person concentrated on caring for your
body. I never imagined someone sticking needles in you could be so relaxing...

I am totally utterly relaxed... I
am not at all concerned that I may be oversharing on my blog... I am totally relaxed...